Vidua hypocherina, Steel-blue Whydah
Vidua hypocherina, Steel-blue Whydah. Found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Generally uncommon in rather dry savanna and woodland. A nest parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of Black-cheeked and Black-faced Waxbills. Breeding males are glossy blue-black with elongated central tail feathers. Non-breeding males and females have a brownish back, a heavily striped face, and a whitish bill and legs. Not very vocal, but does imitate the waxbills that it…
